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On October 22, 2026, @noahrshinn set out a principle of Instinct: never steer users toward buying or subscribing to things they don't want. An article published the same day by Rohan Paul cited Instinct CEO Noah Shinn's view that an agent smarter than the user is also better able to persuade the user, and that Instinct therefore uses this principle to contrast with the advertising monetization model. At present, this claim appears only in this one report, with no subsequent developments.
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Instinct CEO: Agents Should Not Lead Users to Spend
Rohan Paul cites Instinct CEO Noah Shinn's view: an agent smarter than the user is also more capable of persuading the user. Therefore, Instinct's principle is to never lead users toward things they don't want, and uses this to contrast with the advertising monetization model.